Woman slugs uncle, faces battery charge, lawmen say

Published: Friday, December 20, 2013 at 12:50 PM.

HOLT – A 22-year-old woman was charged with battery after she tangled with her uncle, who was trying to stop a fight between her and her mother, lawmen say.

An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy was summoned to a Belgium Run residence to deal with a report of an attack having taken place, according to an arrest report. Once there, the deputy was told by the apparent victim that his niece and her mother had argued about law enforcement having been called about her earlier in the evening. The niece allegedly approached her mother in a threatening manner, and the uncle stepped between the two. The niece is said to have slugged him in the chest and on the right side of his face.

A deputy noted redness in this areas.

The niece was charged with misdemeanor battery and has a Jan. 7 plea date.

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HOLT – A 22-year-old woman was charged with battery after she tangled with her uncle, who was trying to stop a fight between her and her mother, lawmen say.

An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy was summoned to a Belgium Run residence to deal with a report of an attack having taken place, according to an arrest report. Once there, the deputy was told by the apparent victim that his niece and her mother had argued about law enforcement having been called about her earlier in the evening. The niece allegedly approached her mother in a threatening manner, and the uncle stepped between the two. The niece is said to have slugged him in the chest and on the right side of his face.

A deputy noted redness in this areas.

The niece was charged with misdemeanor battery and has a Jan. 7 plea date.